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Heartshape false pickerelweed |
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| Halbi Name | Photka lata |
Main Photo of The Weed |
| Vernacular name | Monochoria | |
| Scientific name | Monochoria vaginalis (Burms. F.) Pres | |
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| Description | ||
| Plant | Perennial, Flowering stems 8 | |
| Leaves | Sessile leaves up to 5 cm, blade linear, apex acuminate. Petiolate leaves, stipule; petiole, rigid; blade cordate, solitary terminal ovate or oblong lanceolate. | Photo Gallery |
| Flower | Paniculate, 3-8-flowered, all flowers opening same day; spathes, lanceolate to ovate. Perianth-limb lobes blue or white, narrowly ovate, larger stamen with hook, shorter stamens. | |
| Fruit/ seed | Seeds 10 | |
| Habitat and distribution | Hydrophytic, marshy soil, ponds | |
| Flowering and fruiting | September to April | |
| Associated with | Rice field | |
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